Thiruvaheendhrapuram RathnAngi Kaimkaryam :Desika Prabhandham series: 205/ Aruttha Panchakam : Part 2

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Dear BahkthAs :

 

Aruttha Panchakam is about Lord VaradarAjan of Kaanchipuram as Meyviratha

Maanmiyam and Adaikkala Patthu .The Prabhandham deals with five topics

(ArTa Panchakam ) that Swamy Desikan will elaborate in SrImadh Rahasya

Thraya Saaram ( Chapter 4) later in His life.

 

The senior contemproary of Swamy Desikan , Swamy PiLLai LokAcchAr

has written an outstanding MaNipravALa grantham entitled "Aruttha Panchakam "

which has been translated in to English by SrI A . GovindAchArya .This grantham

in original MaNipravALam text and its English translation can be accessed at :

 

http://www.srivaishnava,org/sva/lokacar/apanca.htm

 

 

The Five truths/doctrines (arTa panchakam ) that a Mumukshu (One who desires

Moksham) should know are:

 

1. The Svaroopam of BhagavAn , who should be enjoyed by us(Paasurams 248-249)

2. The Svaroopam of Jeevan , which enjoys its Lord ( Paasurams 250-251)

3. The obstacles until now that prevents us from gaining BhagavAn( Paasurams 252-253 )

4. The means practised for gaining Moksham: Bhakthi or Prapatthi yOgam ( 254-255)

5. The chief phalan of Bhagavath anubhavam from one of the two upAyams practised (256-257).

 

Each of these 5 doctrines are thus explained with two paasurams each. The 11th Paasuram

is the Phala Sruthi ( Paasuram 258) for this Prabhandham.

 

248 . The Svaroopam of Brahman

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Amalan aviyAtha-sudar aLavillaa-AarAmudham

amala uru guNangaL aNi aayudhangal adiyavarkaL

amala azhiyAtha nahar azhinthu yezhum kaavudan yellAm

Kamalayudan arasALum Karigiri mERk-KaavalanaE .......Paasuram 1

 

(Meaning): In this karma bhUmi (SamsAra MaNDalam ) , EmperumAn has as

His sport , the distribution of phalans to each JeevAthmA according to its

accumulated karmA . Therefore , this SamsAra MaNDalam is recognized as

the nandhavanam (play ground) , where the Lord engages in such sports .

 

There is no limit to our Lord's auspicious guNAs .He has both " Svaroopa Niroopaka

VisEshaNams(SNV) " and "Niroopitha Svaroopa VisEshaNams(NSV) among His guNams.

VisEshaNam means a distinguishing feature that sets it apart from others .

 

Svaroopa NirUpaka visEshaNams are those guNams ( attributes) without which

the Svaroopam ( inherent nature ) of the object can not be explained correctly .

After comprehending the Svaroopam with nirUpaka visEshaNams , we seek out other

attributes as VisEshaNams to reveal the glories of the object under consideration .

These guNams are recognized as "NirUpitha Svaroopa VisEshaNams".

 

The Svaroopa nirUpaka GuNams of SrIman NaarAyaNan are five in number :

 

1. Sathyathvam: Invariant nature at all times( "aviyAtha " term in the Paasuram ).

 

2. Jn~Anathvam: His Jn~Ana SvarUpam never diminishes ( "Sudar" term refers to

this in the Paasuram ) .

 

3. Ananthathvam: His presence (vyApthi) at all places and times and vasthus

without restrictions of any kind ( The term "aLavillA " in Paasuram refers to this).

 

4. Aanandhathvam: He exists as the Bliss principle and therefore as Aanandha SvarUpi

( The term "AarAvamudham " in the paasuram refers to this principle linked to

His Svaroopam ) .

 

5. Amalathvam: His Svaroopam is qualified as Blemishless ( The Term " Amalan"

in the Paasuram refers to this doctrine).

 

After comprehending the true nature of the Lord's attributes with the above five

SvarUpa NirUpaka VisEshaNams , the other attributes ( NirUpitha SvarUpa

VisEshaNams) reveal the glory of the Lord such as Souseelyam , KaaruNyam ,

Vaathsalyam and others .

 

This Lord with Svaroopam defined by the five nirUpaka GuNams rules over

His two VibhUthis ( LeelA and Nithya VibhUthis : BhU Lokam and SrI Vaikuntam)

with SrI PerumdEvi PirAtti.

 

249) All the Vasthus are under the control of BhagavAn's Sankalpam

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uLLa poruL anaitthukkum uruva nilai karumangaL

teLLisaivin vasamAkkit-thihazhnthu uyirAi uRaihinRAn

naLL iruL theertthu adiyavarkku nalam kodukkum ThiruvudanE

VaLLal AruLALar yenum VaaraNa veRppu IRayavanE ----Paasuram 2

 

(Meaning): This Lord of Atthigiri with His divine consort , PerumdEvi ThAyAr

pervades all objects of His creation as the indweller (antharyAmi Brahman)

and controls with His sankalpam their Svaroopam , Sthithi (existence)

and Pravrutthi ( karmic activiites ). The Lord of Hasthigiri cuts the bonds of

SamsAram for those , who perform SaraNAgathy at His sacred feet

and grants those blessed jeevans MokshAnandham.

 

SrImath NaarAyaNa YathIndhra MahA DesikAya Nama:

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